The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-07

| W ienlah On inc second tier and the Others
placed under closer guard?"
None whatever. The new disposition
OF the men was the result of accident.
First come first served"
viii any extra guards be placed over
them?"
Eyes, sir. As ! said, the time has come
to take every possible precaution. They
VIII be strongly guarded night and day,
and a special man will watch each OF the
| prisoners from this time forward"
The sheriff walked into the jail-yard and
there met Capt Setback, who entered
through the criminal court building. The
two officials walked into an obscure corner
OF the yard and had long consultation.
what the topic or result of the interview
was could not be ascertained, but soon
after the police on guard in the upper floor
were called to attention and given q long
talk before they were drilled.
Outside OF the great sensation of the
| day, things were quiet around the Jail.
There was an air Of mystery all morning,
| which was not explained before Q o'clock.
Abundance was denied to every one. Re-
porters were as vigorously excluded as any
OF the public.
Mrs Schwab and Mrs. Engel brought
| over baskets containing dinner for the
loved prisoners and left them at the door
| leading 10 the courtyard. I.ingg's girl
the pretty Ida Mueller, came over with a
basket for Lingg, and il, too, was left at
the door. About this time Sheriff Mat
son, accompanied by Chief Deputy Glea-
son, left the Jail yard by the small gate
and were closely pursued by small army
OF reporters. But they disappeared as
mysteriOusly as seed under the econ
mans nutshell, and were not found
until half an hour later, when they said
there was nothing Of consequence except
a general cleaning up in the fail.
But the air Of mystery which pervaded
everything could be felt; il was so thick
that the sheriiis denial was not very re-
assuring. \ reporter caught deputy
who let drop an inadvcrtcnt remark. It
was nothing of importance, but the idea
gained crcdence that Parsons and Iingg
had concealen some person in their cells,
and it had been discovered. This the
sheriff subsequently denied, and for long
time stuck TO the story that nothing was
wrong.
At o'clock the reporters were admitted
TO the jail and found the same air Of mys-
terry. None Of the deputies knew any
thing, but they were omnippsent. Fully
dozen were inside the grating in the ccli.
rooms and half a dozen paced rcstlessly
around the office. The baskets brought
by the friends Oi the prisoners were not
taken into the iail, and one brought by
NlH. Van Iandt in person, for August
Spies, met with q similar fate and was sent
back Ia the sender. A messenger boy
brought dispatch for Spies which the
sheriff opened aud read aud then sent 20
the prisoner lie would not say what the
dispatch contained or whom it was from,
but said il contained nothing Of seditious
character.
Engel was sick all night and was unable
TO partake Of anything but a cup Of coffee
today. The others were i'm excellent
health, however, and, not receiving any
dinner until o'clock. asked eagerly for
their midday meal. and showed good APP
pctitcs when they did receive il. The
prisoners took the change of quarters quite
as a mnttcr OF course, aud read, wrote and
smoked n though nothing unusual was
going on.
The news Of the finding Of the bombs
sprcak like wildirc. 4 universal reaction
Of the amnesty sentiment was Immediately
signed the petition for clcmcncy regretted
their action, aud wished they had never
appended their names to the paper
Twenty Of the officers Of the Central de.
tail were in the squadroom when a re-
porter entered and told them the news.
Instantly there was n storm Of Indignation
The bombs recalled 10 them the scenes 81
the llaymarkct, and there WAS but one
q
Onc Lieutenant sirrastiCally remarked:
well, they ought 10 pardon lingg, any
way"
The general opinion around the police
stations was that whatever might be- the
fate nj the others, linggs doom was
scaled, aud he would have 10 ~ 10 the
gillows.
Il is doubtful II the condemned men will
longer be allowed Ia enjoy the privilege Of
reading the daily papers 10 was sng-
gcsicd to the sheriff that the advertising
columns might easily be- utilized ~ a
means oi communication In cipher be-
tween them and outsiders, and IN all prob
ability they will be deprived Of their prin-
Cipal pleasure.
The news Of the bomb discovery was
received with Jokes and laughs 1T the
four OF five hanWn-un. "ls this the newest
device for numbering the imprisoned
b0ys?'
GLOW many bombs were iound?' asked
MH. Parsons, Who happened 10 be IN the
room.
Pour answered the reporter.
"Why, that's Just one Tor each Of the
boys -nccringly replied the anarchists
have pclioncd for m"rcy. "And are four
bombs all that the detectives aud deputy
sherins could discover My. my, what
discovery il was. And how do the police,
or the pOwcn-that-bc, explain the pres.
cncc OF these bombs in lingg's cell.
Don't know echoed several news
paper reporters.
II have IT. cried Mrs Parsons. "Now,
give this away, will your The way those
bombs came into the possession u Louis
Lingg was through his Girl Ida Miller. OF
late you will have noticed that she has
been wearing very large hustle much
too large for style or comfort. Then again,
II you have watched her very closely, she
always sits down very carefully and quiet
! ". II she did not why she would be
| blown 10 atoms She, then, must be- the
one who furnished the bombs. There,
| You have an explanation Of the mystery.
| lIal la! Thank God, don't wear q hustle
nc all and therefore cannot bc accused
Of any completely In this last sensation"
Changing her tone suddenly from sar-
casm 10 that Of intense carnCstncss, she
expressed herself In cmphaiically plain
English on what she declared the plot Of
constituencies men 10 murder helpless hu-
man fcllOw.crcaturcs.
A SIGNIFICANT SERMON.
Dr. marquis breaches About thc tom
dcmned Anarchists.